Maternal eating disorders influence sex ratio at birth

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 979-981

  Bulik, Cynthia M ^a,b   Holle, Ann Von ^a   Gendall, Kelly ^c   Lie, Kari Kveim ^d   Hoffman, Elizabeth ^b   Mo, Xiaofei ^b   Torgersen, Leila ^d   Reichborn Kjennerud, Ted ^d,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^f CB #7160 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Binge eating disorder; Bulimia nervosa; Sex ratio at birth

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BIRTH; BODY MASS; BULIMIA; EATING DISORDER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCOME; LIVE BIRTH; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL DISEASE; NORWAY; PARITY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SEX RATIO; SMOKING;

COHORT STUDIES; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO;

EID: 51649109416     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340802334385     Document Type: Article

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